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Dr. Yumary Ruiz, Clinical Assistant Professor and Public Health Internship Director, and Dr. Farzana Kapadia, Assistant Professor of Public Health, recently received two grants: the New York University Research Challenge Fund Program grant and the NYU/Steinhardt Challenge Community Collaborative Awards grant. (continues).

Dr. Beth Dixon, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Public Health, was recently featured in an article in the NYU Research section of NYU Today. The article, "Scholars from Three NYU Schools Examine Effectiveness of Methods for Fighting Obesity" by Robert Polner, may be accessed here.

Congratulations to Dr. Krishnendu Ray, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies, who won the 2009 Teaching Excellence Award!